What happened in the palace was not under Liu Zhang's control, and he was now training soldiers in the newly built barracks. In order to make this group of soldiers more majestic, Liu Zhang transported a large number of cattle and sheep that Youzhou did not have time to sell. Of course, these cattle and sheep are only used for food and motivation, not as food. After all, these people do not completely belong to Liu Zhang, but the 20,000 people in Youzhou are Liu Zhang's real team. However, Liu Zhang did not have the intention of sharing weal and woe with the soldiers, he was the lord, not the general.

Every year before the Chinese New Year, the Taishou and the Assassin Shi from all over the country will go to Beijing to report on their work, and pay tribute to the bosses in the capital by the way. For example, there are many scribes gathered at the door of Yuan's house, and there are many generals in General He Jin's house. Although Liu Zhang celebrated the New Year in Beijing, there were also people who came to give him gifts, and this person was Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping.

To be honest, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were really grateful to Liu Zhang, if it weren't for Liu Zhang, they wouldn't have escaped from the Yuan family. After breaking away from the Yuan family, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were ready to be attacked by the Yuan family, but they didn't expect that the Yuan family didn't react at all.

After repeated inquiries, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping finally understood what a powerful person their master was. After careful discussion, the two decided to offer their incomparable loyalty to Liu Zhang. So, the two hurried to Luoyang with gifts, and helped Liu Zhang send the weapons that the old blacksmith had spent a month making.

Liu Zhang was a little surprised when he heard that Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping had arrived. Last time he was short of money, neither of them came. It's almost the New Year, what are they doing here? You must know that Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's families are in Youzhou.

"See Childe!" In the side hall, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping have been waiting for a long time.

Liu Zhang smiled and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"Childe Qiyu, isn't it almost the New Year! As Childe's subordinates, how can we also do our filial piety, don't we? Su Shuang was more slippery, and when he saw Liu Zhang's question, he quickly stood up and answered, but he didn't say superfluous nonsense.

Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I said a long time ago, don't use this set, just do the things I explained!" ”

"The lord has confessed! But how can we, who are our subordinates, not know what to do? Besides, it's not a good thing, it's just a few good horses! It's worth a lot in Dahan, but it's not very expensive in the grassland! Su Shuangsheng was afraid of causing Liu Zhang's unhappiness, so he immediately explained.

"This is the case, not the next one!" Liu Zhang nodded, he understood what Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping thought, and Zhao Yun and the others did not have good horses.

"Okay!" Su Shuang said excitedly: "Childe, that horse is still outside the city, isn't it..."

"No need to go into town!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "There are only more big places at home, and the war horses should be raised in a wide place!" I've built a barracks outside the city, and I'll have you taken there!" ”

"Childe, when we came, the old blacksmith also asked us to bring the weapon that Childe wanted!" Zhang Shiping said with a smile: "The old blacksmith's shot is really extraordinary, and everything is a fine product. ”

Liu Zhang was overjoyed and said, "The blade has finally arrived?" Now the dragons are even more powerful! Tomorrow you will get your weapons together and go to the barracks! ”

"Yes!" Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were overjoyed, and in their opinion, Liu Zhang's acceptance of their gift meant that he accepted their allegiance. Chinese are sometimes very strange, just like some patients in later generations go to the hospital for surgery, and family members often give some red envelopes to doctors before surgery. This is obviously against the regulations, but if the doctor does not accept it, the patient's family is worried. Now Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are in this kind of psychology.

The next day, Liu Zhang took Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to the military camp in Bishan. These two Youzhou businessmen looked at the cement poured barracks, and their eyes were straight!

"Miracles! This is nothing short of a miracle! "Looking at the solid floor, a row of three-story small bungalows. Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are no different from the hillbillies who have just entered the city in the countryside, and the soldiers who are training are poking them with eye darts.

"Ahem!" Liu Zhang coughed twice, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping came back to their senses, and the two touched their heads and said, "Childe, this military camp is your handiwork?" ”

Liu Zhang nodded and said, "I used a special building material, and you will come into contact with it in the future." However, for the time being, I don't want to reveal it, so as not to be learned by the enemy. ”

"Understood, understood!" Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping nodded their heads as if they were something.

"Big brother!" Zhang Fei's eyes were sharp, and he saw Liu Zhang from afar, and he quickly asked the deputy general to take over the command and greeted him himself.

Liu Zhang smiled and said, "Yide, go and call Zilong and them to the school field!" ”

"Yes!" Hearing Liu Zhang's order, Zhang Fei immediately went to call someone.

Not long after, Zhang Fei called Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren, and Huang Xu to the school. When Liu Zhang saw that everyone had arrived, he asked Su Shuang to transport weapons and war horses.

Zhang Fei's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "Big brother, this horse is for us?" ”

"Nonsense, why else would I do this?" Liu Zhang rolled his eyes at Zhang Fei.

"Hey, hey!" Zhang Fei rubbed his hands and smirked, "Can you give me that dark horse?" ”

"Dark horse?" Following Zhang Fei's fingers, Liu Zhang saw a black steed in the herd, but there was a ring of white hair on the horse's hooves. Liu Zhang smiled: "Yide, even if you like it, you have to ask other brothers!" ”

Zhang Fei touched his head and smiled: "Big brother, don't worry, the brothers will definitely not rob me!" ”

Indeed, Zhang Fei is not the youngest in this group of people, but he is almost the same. Younger than Zhang Fei, only Zhao Yun. For Zhao Zilong, a silver gun and white horse, Liu Zhang does not want to change his image.

With Liu Zhang's consent, Zhang Fei took the black horse and observed it carefully, then smiled at Liu Zhang: "Thank you, big brother, I really didn't read it wrong, this horse is kicking the clouds!" ”

"Kicking the clouds?" Liu Zhang glanced at Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping deeply, others didn't know the origin of this horse, but he knew. Historically, Zhang Fei rode a black horse, and it is unknown whether he kicked the cloud or not!

Riding on a war horse, Zhang Fei ran a few laps on the school field. Liu Zhang pulled out the built Zhangba snake spear from another big cart and threw it to Zhang Feidao: "Yide, take the spear!" ”

A black shadow flashed, and Zhang Fei reached out to catch the spear thrown by Liu Zhang. I saw that this spear was all made of iron point steel, the spear shaft was one zhang long, the spear tip was eight inches long, and the blade was double-edged, making a snake state. After Zhang Fei received the spear, a set of marksmanship was slowly cast, and the dance rose to the rise, and there was a gun shadow in the sky, and the momentum was like the rebirth of an overlord!

"Drink!" Zhang Fei roared and stopped the gun and said, "Big brother, good horse, good spear!" ”

"Okay, that's it!" Liu Zhang waved his hand and said, "Stay next to you, Zilong, they haven't chosen it yet!" ”

Zhang Fei held the snake spear in his hand, and ran happily. Liu Zhang smiled: "Zilong, you are the youngest, you choose first!" ”

"Brothers haven't chosen yet, which round will get me?" Zhao Yun is not Zhang Fei, he is more humble.

Zhang Ren said with a smile: "The lord asks you to choose, you choose, and the good things will naturally be given to the young ones first." Do you think everyone is as humble as Yide? ”

Zhang Fei listened to Zhang Ren's words, glanced at him, and made everyone laugh with a look that I don't care about you. Zhao Yun also chose a white horse, which was a jade lion in the night. As for the weapons, of course, it's the Brilliant Silver Gentian Gun! After Zhao Yun finished choosing, Zhang Ren also chose a white horse and a gun, but the horse was worse than Zhao Yun's. Huang Xu chose a yellow horse and a knife, and this yellow horse is a famous horse.

Originally, Liu Zhang also wanted to choose a horse, but after watching it for a long time, he was not satisfied. At this time, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping looked at each other and smiled, and ordered someone to pull out another horse. The horse was covered in emerald green, and with a long neigh, it made all the horses tremble except for the Absolute Shadow, the Black Horse, and the Night Light Jade Lion. Zhang Shiping said with a smile: "Lord, the name of this horse is: Elephant Dragon." It's something that we both offer to the Lord! ”

"Elephant Dragon?" Liu Zhang knew the origin of this horse. During the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, after Feng Fengshi pacified Shache, he sent back soldiers from various countries and continued to travel west to Dawan. Dawan had already heard his name, and it was a precedent, so he was given a grand reception. Dawan monarchs and ministers respected him very much, so he successfully completed the mission, and when he parted, Dawan presented a famous horse and elephant dragon to express his friendship with the Han Dynasty. A horse that can make a country a tribute must be a good horse, which seems to be better than the Absolute Shadow and the Black Horse. However, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang spent such a big price, which made Liu Zhang a little suspicious.

Seeing Liu Zhang's puzzled eyes, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were a little embarrassed. These horses are very expensive in the eyes of others, but they are easy in the hands of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. Now these foreigners are currying favor with the Han merchants, especially Karasuma. Originally, these foreigners did not have enough food to eat every winter, so they had to gather grass and grain. But recently, Liu Zhang came out of Youzhou, and there was also a fierce man in Bingzhou, and the Huns and Karasuma really didn't have anything to eat, so they had to exchange things for food.

What can a foreigner have? It's nothing more than cows, sheep and horses! The Xiongnu were better, they exchanged cattle and sheep for a lot of grain, and only paid a few good horses, and Zhang Fei's black horse was sent by the Huns. Karasuma was miserable, they were robbed of a large number of cattle and sheep by Liu Zhang, and had to exchange them for horses. As for the elephant dragon that Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang dedicated to Liu Zhang, it was the mount of Qiu Liju, the king of Karasuma.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping took advantage of the fact that the Karasuma people had to exchange horses for food, and exchanged a large number of war horses from Karasuma. As long as these war horses can be sold, how can they care about the few good horses they gave to Liu Zhang? Besides, they ate under Liu Zhang's hands, so they naturally had to serve Boss Liu.

After listening to Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping's explanations, Liu Zhang couldn't laugh or cry. Because of this, he was able to accept the horses with peace of mind. After the horses and weapons were arranged, Liu Zhang told Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping about the monopoly of tea, horses, salt and iron. After the two listened, their eyes flashed with gold, and they knew that the opportunity to make money had come again! However, Liu Zhang asked them to sell the middle and lower class war horses and keep the high-grade war horses, because Liu Zhang wanted to form cavalry!

(Thanks to the ssq1976 brothers for the tip!) ）